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The 60s
In New York, teenagers began to sign their names on the walls of their neighborhoods to be recognized in some way, they created an identity on the street through the use of pseudonyms. Soon, they began signing on subways in both New York and Philadelphia. Some artists from the beginning of graffiti are: Taki 183, Frank 207, Chew 127 or Julio 204. -
Taki183
He began painting in the streets and subways of the city at the end of the 60's, and with him began what would become the claim through graffiti of public institutions. -
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The 70s
Graffiti had its peak during this decade.
A diversification of styles and techniques explodes with the appearance of new markers, aerosols, and paint sprays. Each neighborhood cultivated its own style.
Apart from the “tags”, like that of Barbara 62, people began to paint on the trains.
At first the important thing was expressiveness, then originality created a constant war of innovation and in the end, the most important thing ended up being the amount of painted surface. -
Barbara 62
One of the first graffiti girls. -
The style of graffiti on Broadway
On Broadway, Top Cat predominated, a style that was characterized by its elongated, thin and close-fitting letters. The font was wide, causing the letters to be raised on small platforms, -
The style of graffiti in brooklyn
In Brooklyn, the letters were decorated with spirals and arrows. -
The kinh of the line
Graffiti artists competed for the title of “King of the Line”, this recognition would go to the one who managed to do the most graffiti on the same subway line. -
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The 80s
Images of popular iconography are incorporated, such as comic characters, there are also portraits, in caricature form.
In addition, the complex “master pieces” appear.
The expression of graffiti became a social problem and attempts were made to stop the “boom” with sophisticated billboards, political campaigns or by restricting the sale of paint to young people. With this, graffiti plunges into a period of decadence. In the middle there is a diversification of Hip-Hop that revives the movement. -
Caricature of Jean Michel Basquiat
Basquiat is one of the most important New York graffiti artists of the early 1980s. Many of his graffiti had poetic, philosophical content or criticism of bourgeois society. -
Graffiti painted by Seen
Richard Mirando, known as Seen, is one of the best-known graffiti pioneers in the world. He began painting at the age of 11 on the New York Subway in 1973 and in 2021 he is still active. He was born in the New York neighborhood of the Bronx where he grew up and still lives today. Very young, he is already a prodigy of plastic art. -
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The 90s
Images of popular iconography are incorporated, such as comic characters, there are also portraits, in caricature form.
In addition, the complex “master pieces” appear.
The expression of graffiti became a social problem and attempts were made to stop the “boom” with sophisticated billboards, political campaigns or by restricting the sale of paint to young people. With this, graffiti plunges into a period of decadence. In the middle there is a diversification of Hip-Hop that revives the movement. -
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Graffiti today
Today, graffiti is a respected and valued art form in the art world. Many graffiti artists have gained fame and fortune, and their works are exhibited in art galleries around the world. Graffiti has also evolved to encompass different techniques and styles, such as stenciling, 3D graffiti and muralism. -
Bansky graffiti
Banksy, the street artist surrounded by intrigue, has caused a revolution in the art world through his creations loaded with social meaning. Working incognito, Banksy's graffiti often challenges convention by making statements on topics ranging from politics to consumerism. -
Os Gemeos
Brazilian street art duo, Os Gemeos, is made up of twin brothers Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo. His imaginative and vibrant works often feature characters with personalities that offer narrative focus. -
Vhils
Portuguese street artist Vhils, whose real name is Alexandre Farto, does it the opposite of his colleague Banksy: instead of spraying motifs with stencils, he tears them off the walls: with the help of a drill, a hammer and a chisel, he creates large format portraits. He does not usually act illegally: in cities like Miami, London, Moscow or Berlin, the walls are made available to the artist. -
Example of urban art
Brazilian street art duo, Os Gemeos, is made up of twin brothers Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo. His imaginative and vibrant works often feature characters with personalities that offer narrative focus. -
Best graffiti in the world
Mural painted by urban artist Sfhir. (Street Art Cities)